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Landscape within the Body
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Calicut Adventurer's Guild
This is a request from priest. When the priest visited China he saw some unusual landscape paintings. The owner of the painting said that it "represented the human body". How could a landscape painting represent human anatomy? Someone at the temple think they might have some lead.
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[IMG:Quest_Guide]
1. [ZONE:90005566] - talk to Temple Staff 2x near Temple
2. [ZONE:90005942] - talk to Monk 3x near Gate Keeper
3. [ZONE:90005944] - use [DBLINK:30000035] ,[DBLINK:30000020]
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[IMG:01] 1. Yoga
In this land, we believe there is a life force that flows through the body in cycles. Also in Indian yoga, there is an ascetic training method by where one awakens to something called the "chakra" and creates flows of energy along the body. The landscape painting may be related to the chakra.
[IMG:01] 2. The landscape
If that painting has connection to yoga, I'd like to see what landscape is being compared to chakra.
The monk was training in Yuntaishan, so if you ask around there you might be able to find the painting's whereabouts.
[IMG:01] 3. What is Neidan?
In the beliefs of Taoism, there is something called Neidan. It is a training method where the body's internal energy is focused in to a point called Dantian. Dantian is split into three sections--top dantian is located around the eyebrows, middle dantian is around chest, and the low datian below the belly button. That picture depicts these points and help with training.
[IMG:01] 4. Inside of the body depicted
Yes, I suppose dantian and India chakra are similar things. The painting depicts the side of the human torso, expressed through a landscape. An abstract image is depicted at the points of the dantian in order to show how energy flows trough the body.
[IMG:01] 5. Ascetic training done by yourself
I cannot tell you how to interpret the depictions on the painting. In the end, you must train yourself. You must flow the laws of nature and the universe, and improve yourself methodically.
[IMG:06] 6. Landscape painting of the body
The landscape painting seeing by the Indian monk was designed to help with the Taoist training technique called Neidan. It symbolizes the vital points of the body through a depiction of a landscape. Trying to interpet the landscape is an act of training itself. The painting is here at the mansion in town. Go and view the work with your own eyes.
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[DBLINK:90005942]
Discovery Reward :
440 Adventure exp
Card Reward :
[DBLINK:70002006] 220 Adventure exp
Quest Reporting Reward :
[DBLINK:01500232] , 190 Adventure exp , 85 Adventure fame
- Discovery
Neijing Tu ★★★ (Work of art) Exp:440 Fame:200
A pictoralization of the Taoist practice of Neidan that depicts aspects of the human body in the form of a landscape painting.
Animals and celestial objects are placed within the diagram with symbolic meaning.